SEC Form 4 
FORM 4	UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940 	  
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
Knight Linda	

(Last)	(First)	(Middle)	
3900 WISCONSIN AVENUE, NW	

(Street) 
WASHINGTON	DC	20016	

(City)	(State)	(Zip)	
	2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol 
FEDERAL NATIONAL MORTGAGE ASSOCIATION FANNIE MAE [ FNM ] 	5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer 
(Check all applicable) 
	Director		10% Owner	
X	Officer (give title below)		Other (specify below)	
EVP for Enterprise Operations	
		
	3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
09/18/2007 		
	4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)	6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line) 
X	Form filed by One Reporting Person	
	Form filed by More than One Reporting Person	
	
Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned	
1. Title of Security (Instr. 3) 	2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 	4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed Of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 	5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4) 	6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4) 	
			Code	V	Amount	(A) or (D)	Price				
Common Stock	09/18/2007		A(1) 		8,990	A	$0.00 	77,162.242(2) 	D		
Common Stock								1,269.778(3) 	I	By ESOP	
Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities) 	
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3) 	2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 	3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 	5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 	6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)	7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 3 and 4) 	8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5) 	9. Number of derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4) 	10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4) 	
				Code	V	(A)	(D)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares					
Explanation of Responses:	
1. The reported transaction reflects the final determination by the issuer's Board of Directors to pay, in the future, shares of common stock to the reporting person in connection with grants made under the issuer's performance share program for performance cycles covering 2003 through 2006. These payments are discussed in Fannie Mae's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2006, which was filed with the SEC on August 16, 2007.	
2. End of period holdings include additional shares acquired under the Issuer's dividend reinvestment plan through August 27, 2007.	
3. End of period holdings include additional shares acquired from the reinvestment of dividends in issuer's ESOP through August 27, 2007.	
Remarks:	
	
	/s/ Linda Knight	09/25/2007	
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date	
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LIMITED SIGNATORY POWER

By this Limited Signatory Power the undersigned authorizes and designates each
of Curtis P. Lu, Sylvia M. Mahaffey and Suzanne A. Barr, each with full power of
substitution, to execute and file on behalf of the undersigned all Forms 3, 4
and 5 (including any exhibits, attachments and amendments thereto) that the
undersigned may be required to file with the Securities and Exchange Commission
as a result of the undersigned's ownership of or transactions in securities of
Fannie Mae.  The undersigned further authorizes and designates each of Curtis P.
 Lu, Sylvia M. Mahaffey and Suzanne A. Barr  to execute and file on behalf of
the undersigned a Form ID, and any amendments thereto, to facilitate the
foregoing.  The authority of Curtis P. Lu, Sylvia M. Mahaffey and Suzanne A.
Barr under this Limited Signatory Power shall continue until the undersigned is
no longer required to file Forms 3, 4 and 5 with regard to his or her ownership
of or transactions in securities of Fannie Mae, unless earlier revoked in
writing.  The undersigned acknowledges that Curtis P. Lu, Sylvia M. Mahaffey and
Suzanne A. Barr are not assuming, nor is Fannie Mae assuming, any of the
undersigned's responsibilities to file Forms 3, 4 and 5 or otherwise comply with
any related laws or regulations.

By this Limited Signatory Power the undersigned hereby revokes any Limited
Signatory Powers the undersigned has previously signed with respect to Forms 3,
4 and 5 that the undersigned may be required to file regarding securities of
Fannie Mae.

Date:    9/25/07        Signed: /s/ Linda Knight

Name:   Linda Knight